Sports Media Weekly No. 163 — Mike McCarthy, Advertising Age & Tracy Wolfson, CBS Sports

This week’s version of the Sports Media Weekly podcast returns with another good edition. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I are back with our usual segments.

Our “Third Man In” is Mike McCarthy, sports business reporter for Advertising Age. Here’s what we discussed this week.

  • The NFL’s viewership numbers for Week 1.
  • A look at Sunday’s new NFL pregame shows.
  • The announcement by SI’s Peter King and ESPN’s Captain Blowhard that they will not mention the DC NFL Team’s name saying it’s offensive to Native Americans.
  • The potential dispute between Dish Network and ESPN.
  • Baseball’s paradox with Alex Rodriguez.
  • And Sports Illustrated’s report on Oklahoma State players accepting illegal benefits.

The guest segment is with Tracy Wolfson of CBS Sports. Tracy and I talked about the following topics.

  • The storylines for the Alabama at Texas A&M game which she will work today.
  • The passion of SEC fans compared to other regions of the country.
  • How Tracy has been able to create relationships through covering the SEC every week.
  • Why she was on only one time during the Super Bowl Blackout at the Superdome back in January.
  • And Tracy discusses working the sidelines for Sunday’s Manning Bowl and if she will work more NFL games this season.

You can find this week’s podcast on iTunes doing a search for “Sports Media Journal” or you can listen right now by clicking here.

 

 

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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